Fans of HP Mallory will not be disappointed with this last installment to the Jolie Wilkins Series.
Mallory,
an up and coming new author, and one to watch. The Wilkins series
will be sure to be on the keeper shelf of any reader that loves romance
with paranormal/urban fantasy twists.
Jolie had always known she had paranormal
abilities; after all, she's run her own business using those talents.
Her life changes drastically when she discovers her talents are far more
than what she'd thought. Not only does she have powers, but she's a
witch. Her love interest, Rand, is the one that takes her under his wing
to introduce her to the life in the Underworld.
Now, at last,
many of the burning questions will be answered. Will she pick the hot
and sexy vampire Sinjin or the equally sexy warlock, Rand Balfour? will
she finally accept her role as queen of the underworld or will she
find a way to rid herself of a position she never wanted?
I won't spoil the book by answering those questions, but what I can tell
you unequivocally is that Mallory has created a world so rich in
detail that you can quite literally feel yourself in it. her characters
are rich, three-dimensional and full of life.
One of my favorite things about the series overall has been the
growth of Jolie Wilkins under the tutelage of Rand Balfour and Sinjin
Sinclair.
Few
surpass the talent Mallory shows in creating a world so rich. She's
able to portray feelings and desires of her characters that truly make
the reader become immersed in her world. I'm quite sure I'm not the only
one sad to know this is the last in the series--though I hear there is a
spin-off series I'll be anxiously awaiting.
There are few authors
that are an auto-buy on my list. Mallory is one of them. From the
first book I read of hers, Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, I was hooked.
There
are several criteria necessary for me to rate a book with 5 stars. A
believable and well-written plot, characters that are three dimensional, the
ability not to info-dump while telling a truly compelling story. And, lastly,
of course, characters I care about. Mallory hit my 5 in all areas.
I'm
an avid romance reader, and love paranormal romance, but this book is
even more. The level of detail she shows in her writing literally
bring the words off the pages. I found myself unable to stop once I
began the book.
Even though this is the last of the series, we
learn so much more about Jolie than we have in the other books. She's
left an ending that will make a spin-off series a pleasure to read. I
can barely wait.
While I did receive this copy via Net Galley to review, I'd have bought it in a heartbeat.
Be sure to read the other books in the series as well.
5/5 Stars. A MUST READ. This title can be pre-ordered here: Amazon Link
